Hello, trouble. . .
Date: Mar 31 2012
BlogSometimes we encounter diversions when trying to operate a purpose-driven herd. I had a bad feeling about 425, ever since February 26.
Category: Blog
The feedlot melting pot
Date: Mar 30 2012
Blog & Post Weaning & StockmanshipWithout history on the cattle, feedlots or cattle buyers don’t know what to expect. Look at this pen of cattle at a feedlot in western Kansas.
Expensive steak doesn’t have to cost us customers
Date: Mar 27 2012
Blog & Consumer ConnectionRestaurateurs are not getting rich off of beef (even if they’re selling a single steak for $92), but they are using a little good old American ingenuity to keep people eating what you produce.
Prices rise for a reason
Date: Mar 26 2012
Blog & Consumer ConnectionMyth: Restaurateurs are just using the high prices of corn and other inputs as an excuse to rip people off at the plate. They must be making a killing!
Tri-tip twice
Date: Mar 17 2012
Blog & Consumer ConnectionAs I was grilling out the other night, I thought about how many times I’ve served beef tri-tip to friends and family and it always elicits the same reaction.
When it rains, it pours…
Date: Mar 16 2012
Big Thinkers & BlogWhen it rains, it pours. And when our industry focuses on meeting the demands of our final customers like Dale focuses on his feedyard customers, it pours success back down the entire system.
Relationships
Date: Mar 13 2012
BlogOur agricultural industry, and in particular the beef cattle business it seems, is about relationships.
Having it all
Date: Mar 12 2012
Blog & Maternal FunctionMyth: You must choose between things like carcass quality and performance or between end product traits and cowherd function.
Self-selected culls
Date: Mar 09 2012
Blog & CalvingOn the last day of February, I made a passing remark that it was funny we had no calves on Leap Day; funny strange.
Celebrating Ag Day with some black & white & red (meat)
Date: Mar 08 2012
BlogIn reality there is nothing magical about this one day a year, designated as National Ag Day, but it’s a good reminder for me to give a shout out to my family, my in-laws, my siblings, my boss and all their fellow producers. This is a whole-hearted THANK YOU!